ak̂-1, ak̂ō- (*hek-)

    ak̂-1, ak̂ō- (*hek-)

    English meaning: “to eat”

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “essen”

    Note: From Root ak-̂ , ok-̂ (*hekʷ-): ‘sharp; stone” derived Root ak-̂ 1, akō̂ - (*hek-): “to eat”

    Material: O.Ind. aśnüti (inserted Inf. aśi-tum etc.) “eats, consumes”, áśanam n. “food”, áśnaḥ “greedy”, lengthened grade üś ayati “allows to dine”, prütar-üś a-ḥ “breakfast”; Av. kahrküsa “chicken eater = vulture” etc.; Gk. ἄκυλος f. “acorn” (as “food”, compare formally O.Ind. aśú-ṣa-ḥ “greedy”), ἄκολος “bite”; Maybe Alb. ha “eat, bite, consume” : ἄκολος “bite”; Root ak-̂ , ok-̂ (*hekʷ-): ‘sharp; stone” : Root ak-̂ 1, akō̂ - (*ḫek-): “to eat”.

    Note: Only Gk. and Alb. have preserved the old laryngeal ḫ- O.N. agn n. “bait for fish” (*ak̂ǝ-nó-), ǣja “allow to graze” (*ahjan).

    References: WP. I 112 f., WH. I 210 f.